Canvas City residents fume at RDC after floodwater erosion

A clogged culvert in Canvas City

As overnight rains resulted in run off water flowing into Canvas City, Wismar, Linden, residents accused regional officials of sloth in unclogging a culvert and blamed them for damage to properties in the area.

At least two families of Canvas City, Wismar were reeling as the rainwater left the front of their yards eroded and collapsed fences.

The culvert in front the Lot 478 Canvas City home of Nichola Higgins was clogged. “We see this coming yuh know, we see this coming,” Higgins said, while adding that the culvert could have been unclogged a long time ago had the authorities responded to